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November 2013

EXHIBITIONS

The night of longing: Love and desire in Japanese prints

Until Sun 12 January 2014

See beautiful Japanese prints depicting lovers from literature and life in this exhibition of woodcuts and books of the Edo and Meiji periods (1600 – 1900).

Featuring a selection of 40 prints and books by some of the most famous artists of the time, such as Hiroshige and Utamaro, the displays explore how love and desire were presented and accepted in Japanese art. Prints range from chaste expressions of longing, such as a lover writing a poem or letter, through to prints of lovers during their most intimate moments.

The exhibition is based on the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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Edmund de Waal
On White: Porcelain Stories from the Fitzwilliam

Fri 29 November 2013 to Sun 23 February 2014

At the end of November three galleries of the Museum will be taken over by renowned potter, and Cambridge graduate, Edmund de Waal. The re-curated spaces feature objects from de Waal’s residency in China last summer, pieces from the museum’s permanent collection, poetry, photographs and letters. Highlights include two major installations. The first of these, a thousand hours, is one of de Waal’s most ambitious to date and was the centrepiece of a major exhibition at the Alan Cristea Gallery in London. The work comprises 1,000 pots encased in two large walk-through vitrines. A second yourself, you has been specially commissioned for this show.

HIGHLIGHT EVENT

Join Tim Knox, Museum Director, for a lecture on collecting and its influence on the John Soane Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum.
£5 (£3 concessions and Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum), includes a glass of wine or soft drink. Booking essential through the ADC Theatre Box Office, tel 01223 300085 or
purchase online

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ADULT WORKSHOPS

MUSE

Fri 29 November: 10.15 - 12.00

Become more confident with your drawing skills and discover new ways of working at this art workshop. Please note: places are limited to 15 and booking for each session opens on the first day of the month. £5 per workshop.

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Portals to the world: an art appreciation course designed specially for people with dementia and their carers

Tue 5, 12, 19 & 26 November: 14.00 – 16.00

Listen to a short talk by a Museum staff member, followed by a handling session or a practical art activity. This is a partnership project with dementiaCOMPASS (a volunteer run organisation which supports people with dementia). Free.

TALKS & DROP-IN EVENTS

Free. Admission by token, 1 per person, available at the Courtyard Entrance desk from 12.45 on the day. For our full season of talks and locations visit our
website

Art Speak

Tue 12 November: 13.15 – 13.45

Enjoy half an hour looking at and talking about art. No token necessary.

Looking at Japanese erotica

Wed 6 November: 13.15 – 14.00

With Dr Ellis Tinios, Honorary Lecturer in History, University of Leeds.

A call to arms: Redisplaying the Armoury

Wed 13 November: 13.15 – 14.00

With Victoria Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts.

How to spend it: Luxury and display in Veronese's Hermes, Herse and Aglauros

Family First Saturday

Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect drawing materials, activities and trails to use throughout the Museum, exploring a variety of themes.
Free, no booking required.

Painting Party

Sat 30 November: 10.30 - 12.30

Ages 5 - 7

Explore how to use paint through music and games. Join in playing ‘pass the picture’, ‘musical paintings’ and many more. This is messy fun, old clothes recommended.
£5 per child, booking essential.

SUNDAY PROMENADE CONCERTS

Enjoy a free classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3.
Admission by token, 1 per person, available at the Founder’s Entrance desk from 12.00 on the day. Space is limited – no standing room available. For more information and our full concert season
click here

Baroque tapestries

THE FITZ RECOMMENDS

Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art

Until 5 January 2014

British Museum, London

Discover Japanese prints like no other. Banned for much of the 20th century, these explicit and beautifully detailed erotic paintings, prints and books inspired Toulouse-Lautrec, Rodin and Picasso, manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art. Parental guidance advised for visitors under 16. Supported by Shunga in Japan LLP. Part of Japan400.
Book now: www.britishmuseum.org/shunga
020 7323 8181 | #ShungaExhibition